Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 156 Total War
The banshees gathered around Zeus. They were all wet, and many of them were covered in mud and blood. Nini had a piece of kelp hanging on her head, and she looked quite disheveled.

These banshees have defended Castel countless times and have long regarded it as their home, but when they heard Zeus' words, they still felt a warmth in their chests.

"My lord, what should we do next? Those fishmen are almost dead, but that sea urchin monster is really troublesome." After a moment of silence, a banshee asked.

The banshees are strong enough for mortals, but they are powerless against sea urchins. The banshees' combat capabilities are almost entirely frontal, but this kind of sea urchin is difficult to defeat head-on.

"Temporarily shrink the front and focus on defense. Those sea urchin monsters must have their weaknesses. Besides, didn't you successfully kill several of them?"

The banshees whispered a few words and turned to look at the first team. Here, only Nini and Ash's team had faced the sea urchin monster head-on.

"Let's not talk about the specific combat methods for now. There is always a way. How are you investigating that contaminated snake?"

Ash's face looked a little grim, but Nini spoke first, "The box containing the snake's flesh and blood was thrown away. It was my order. Please punish me."

She did feel a little guilty. In fact, the blood and flesh sample dug out from the contaminated snake could have been preserved by taking out the bomb at the beginning.

But before encountering the sea urchin, Nini felt that it was useless, and after encountering the sea urchin, she had no time to take it, and finally the sample was blown up.

Xiu Si blinked. "At that time, it was impossible to do anything. You managed to save all the members of the first team, which is very impressive. Don't blame yourself too much. No one can be perfect. First, tell us in detail about the whole battle."

Ash and Nini exchanged a glance and began to slowly tell the story, with the first team members who had broken into the enemy camp occasionally adding a few words.

Xius listened attentively, a thoughtful look on his face.

"So, even if that kind of polluted snake is attacked, it won't fight back, right?"

"Yes, but I feel like those merfolk and sea urchins are actually protecting these polluting snakes." Nini folded her arms, stroking her chin with the other. "And the sea urchins are also consciously attacking the box, as if they want to snatch the snake's flesh and blood."

"This pollution snake seems to be very important to them."

Ash also spoke up, "The snake's skin was extremely tough. Even with all my strength, I could only manage a small cut. But it barely resisted and allowed us to cut it."

"Yeah, it's too strong." Oona scratched her head. "I and a few others have tried, but we can't cut it open. If it weren't for Ash, we wouldn't have been able to get the flesh."

After listening for a while, Xiu Si felt a strange sense of déjà vu. He narrowed his eyes and suddenly asked, "You said that only four sea urchins were prepared at the beginning, and the others were gradually made later?"

"Yes."

Nini was stunned for a moment, then she began to understand. She said with a hint of excitement, "Those sea urchins appeared right where the pollution snakes passed! Those snakes might be the tools used to create the sea urchins."

The banshees were in an uproar. If the long snake was used to make sea urchins, it would make sense. The fishmen and sea urchins would protect it, but it itself would neither attack nor resist.

Zeus thought more about it. He always felt that those long snakes looked familiar, and some of them looked like pipes?

Pipes that transport pollution.

But if it is a pipeline, what does it lead to?

"That pollution pipe. I mean, that long snake. Where does it come from?"

"It seems to be coming from the south. They weren't here before. They're spreading all the way from the south towards Castel!"

"South." South, but the south is the eye of the storm. Could it be that it came out from the hole on the seabed?

No, if you think about it carefully, it seems that there is not only a storm in the south, but also an archipelago over there.

The Martha Islands, also known as Jewel Bay, where the Pirate Court is located, are also slightly south and east of here.

Nini and Ash looked at each other, each seeing the shock in the other's eyes: "Could this thing have come from the pirates?"

They discovered that the location of the pollution snake was far away from the Gem Bay. If it really extended all the way here.
Nini couldn't help but shiver.

The banshees gradually became agitated. If this long snake of pollution could continue to extend further and further, it would sooner or later reach Castel. And judging from the speed at which the murlocs migrated, that day would not be too far away.

If the long snake reaches Castel, polluted sea urchins will continue to generate in the nearby sea. They can even land along the sea. Castel is surrounded by sea and there is no defense at all.

This will probably be a war to the death.

"Ash, can you avoid being hunted by those sea urchins?" Zeus's expression was extremely serious. The cave became quiet and the banshees all looked at Ash.

"If they're few in number, it won't be a big problem. They're only good at sprinting. Turning around requires them to pause for a long time, and they can't charge continuously." Ash thought carefully before speaking seriously. Aside from her long silver hair dripping with seawater, she didn't look as disheveled as the other banshees.

In fact, she was the only one in the first team who remained uninjured throughout the entire race.

During the battle, she lured away three sea urchins by herself and ran away with them to a far place. Ashe's reaction and speed were very fast. Without the burden of her teammates, she was able to deal with the attack of the three sea urchins with ease.

After Nini caused the explosion, she took the sea urchins around a few times among the rocks on the seabed and successfully got rid of them.

"If you lead a team to scout and turn back immediately when encountering danger, is that a big risk?"

"We don't need a team. I can go alone." Ash looked at Zeus with his silver eyes. "Those sea urchins are too big. The more people there are, the harder it will be to dodge them. I'm the most agile on my own. They can't keep up with me."

Her tone was as firm and confident as ever, and the surrounding banshees did not take it as arrogance. Instead, they showed recognition in their eyes.

"If it's Ash, then it's definitely possible."

"Indeed, she is the strongest one."

Xius paced quickly, and after thinking for a while, his eyes gradually became firm.

He stood still and turned to face the banshees.

"Ash, you need to rest for a while. Go explore the area covered by those contaminated snakes over the next two days. Be careful and retreat immediately if you encounter any danger!"

"Nini, go set up some traps with bombs to help Ash. If she gets chased by too many sea urchins, she'll need your bombs."

"We must stop the spread of this pollution snake and crush it in Castres, without allowing it to cross the island."

"From now on, we will begin preparing for war. I will mobilize everyone in the name of the lord. If nothing unexpected happens, this time it will be..."

"Total war."

(End of this chapter)